help vinegar smell

[gorymorph]

just finished fermenting 5gallon of muntons traditional ale, came to barrel and noticed a vinegar smell. is it worth barreling or is it ruined and down the sink

[delboy]

Taste it, sometimes the fermentation and CO2 gases can't smell almost vinegar like but the beer can be absloutely fine. But if it tastes like vinegar then unfortunately its stuffed.

[oxford brewer]

Dont dump them yet Gorymorph as 2 of the last 4 beers I made had a vinegary smell and a sharp taste when kegging but when sampled 4 weeks later they tasted fine(one was a Docklands Porter and the other a Almondbury Old)and are all gone now.

[gorymorph]

thanks guys. Have barreled it and we will wait and see

[delboy]

thanks guys. Have barreled it and we will wait and see

What did it taste off??

[nicktherockstar]

[gorymorph]

cant say it tasted of vinegar as such buch it had a sharp twang if you know what i mean

[oxford brewer]

Leave it for a few weeks and taste again...it will be better by then

[delboy]

Yeah i agree with the above it doesn't sound like a acetobacter infection whicg would probably taste like a bottle of sarsons

[gorymorph]

i just "drained" the barrell of vinegar beer. Its been in the barrel for about 3 weeks, but when i tuned the tap on to empty it i only got a pint or so out before it stoped and i had to remove the cap to let the rest out. I was wondering if vineger beer second ferments in the barrel as much as good beer, or have i got a leaky barrel

[gorymorph]

yes i believe it was bad "vinegar" before i barreled

[gorymorph]

thanks

[incapete]

Dont dump them yet Gorymorph as 2 of the last 4 beers I made had a vinegary smell and a sharp taste when kegging but when sampled 4 weeks later they tasted fine(one was a Docklands Porter and the other a Almondbury Old)and are all gone now.

I'm really glad I read this... just finished fermenting an Almondbury Old and it smells a lot like vinegar and I was mentally preparing to ditch it... might just wait and see how it turns out!